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Topic: Freezer not cold enough (Read 5696 times)

11 yr. old GE Monogram side-by-side built in refrigerator works, but freezer is not cold enough at max cool setting. Top of unit is cold enough to keep & make ice, next shelf is cold enough to freeze food, but lower shelves & door shelves won't keep food cold enough to freeze. I assume we need the repair man?

Look for frost on the back side of the freezer compartment. That is a sign of a bad defrost heater. Remove the access panel in back of the freezer and look for ice buildup. Report back.

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There's no ice buildup in the back of the freezer compartment. (I'm assuming you meant on the inside of the freezer, like behind the ice bin & a plastic shield over the light bulb. If you meant the back as in behind the whole refrigerator, I can't tell...it's built in & I didn't undo that)

I cleaned the dust as described in the user manual, but there wasn't much there. (This is behind a cabinet-like screen above the refrigerator, where the mechanical stuff is located.)Thank you

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If you or someone in your household can turn off the fridge,then remove the back panel inside the freezer to access the evaporator coil, I think you will find the problem.The upper portion of the coil will be frosted,maybe iced up.If so, you have a sealed system problem requiring an extensive repair or a new refrigerator.